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THE REFLECTOR

Mens basketball outdoes Lakers, wins 93-75

By Erik Cliburn
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Photo by Maddie Hays

Sophomore Laura Bem and fellow teammates took second in the 400-yard medley relay against GVSU.

Mens swim takes 1st, women

3rd at House of Champions
By Ashlea Alley
ONLINE EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis mens

and womens swimming and diving
teams traveled to downtown Indianapolis
on Nov. 20-22 to take part in the 13th
annual House of Champions meet at
Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis. The men entered as the
defending champions after taking first
last year, and left with the same title this
year.The women improved from last years
finish in fifth to third this year. The men
outshined five Division I schools along
the way, and the women outdid three.
Prior to traveling to IUPUI, Head
Swimming and Diving Coach Jason Hite
said the team has decreased the amount
of training to rest before the meet.
The things we do on the quality end of
practice, the race sets we do, those I want
to be very clean and very much exactly
like they [the swimmers] will do them in
the race, Hite said.
In Sundays competition, freshman Vitor Botana took first in the 1650 freestyle
in 15:23.90 and beat the school record
by nearly 10 seconds. In the A-final for
the mens 100 freestyle seniors Marius
Bornkessel and Dawid Rybinski finished
within .13 of each other. Bornkessel
took second with a time of 45.40 and
Rybinski took fourth finishing in 45.53.
The top four swimmers finished within a
half second of one another in the event.
UIndy took four of the top six spots while
competing in the mens 200 breaststroke
with junior Bartosz Zarzecki leading and
taking second.
The women didnt have any first places
finishes, but senior Ana Couto took fourth
in the 1650 freestyle. Sophomore Malvina
Shoukri took fourth in the 100 freestyle.
On Saturday, sophomore Sebastian
Konnaris, junior Tyler Coonradt, Zarzecki and Bornkessel took first in the
200 medley relay for the Hounds. Oancea
broke a meet record in the 400 IM to take
first place, junior Romano Hoffman and
sophomore Nicholas Quigley followed,
claiming second and third. Botana earned
another first place finish, but this time in
the 200 freestyle, missing the meet record
by .06 seconds. In the 100 backstroke
Zarzecki broke a meet record and took
first place.
The women did not have any first
place finishes, but in the 200 freestyle,
senior Hannah Schuster placed third.
Sophomore Laura Bem took fourth in
the womens 100 butterfly in the B-final.
Friday began with freshman Demetrakis Haholiades, Bornkessel, Hoffman
and Coonradt earning first in the 200
freestyle relay after setting a meet record a
year ago. Botana finished first once again,
this time in the 500 freestyle. Botana beat
Rybinskis prior program record, and meet
record by more than three seconds with
a time of 4:25.19.
For the women, Stefanie took first
place in the 50 freestyle with a time of
23.56 for the third best time in UIndy
history. Shoukri took second and Schuster
finished third in the B-final. Couto earned
fourth in the 500 freestlye.
The two teams competed against the
Grand Valley State University Lakers on
Nov. 14. The womens team lost 159-82
and the mens team 134-109.
Hite said he was impressed with the
teams performances against GVSU.
Grand Valley is ranked higher than us
as a coach I like to see how the athletes

respond. Ours [athletes] did really well,

he said. You could lay over and die and
give up, or you can fight. And we fought
really hard.
Botana led the Hounds in first-place
finishes, securing first place in the 1000
free and in the 500 free. In the 200
free, Konnaris claimed and Bornkessel
clinched a first-place finish in the 50 free.
Wrapping up first-place finishes for the
men was Oancea in the 200 IM.
On the boards, freshman diver Dalton
Cline finished second in the three-meter
diving competition.
Prior to traveling to IUPUI, Rybinski
said the loss to GVSU was nothing to be
worried about.
We all hate losing we have the
House of Champions meet next week
[Nov. 20-22], so we need to be concentrated on that, along with conference and
Nationals. We were close in every race
[against Grand Valley], so its cool to see
we still have space to improve.
For the women, Haholiades was the
lone first-place finisher for the women.
She took first in the 50 free and again in
the 100 free.
Hite said the team understands what
needs to de done to get the results that
they want.
Our results are completely based on
how we do at Nationals. That is [the]
ultimate goal with this program, Hite
said. We would love to do really well and
win our conference meet, but ultimately,
this team is about doing the best we can
nationally against all of Division II teams.
Despite this being Hites first year as a
Greyhound head coach, senior Michelle
Mikaelsson believes that Hite connects
with his swimmers on a different level
than in the Hounds previous years.
I just am really focused for preparing
myself later this season. It helps with
the coach pushing you and being really
involved, she said.
Hite called UIndy a different place
from where he was during the last three
years.
Ive coached at Drury University.
Drury won 30 national titles in the past
20 years, Hite said. This team [UIndy]
has never won a National title on the
team side so its just a different place.
Hite said he recognizes that the team
needs to build and get better to get to
where it needs to be.
Were going to keep building up from
here, and you know [we] continue to build
the team in the right direction, he said.
That means the team unity, understanding the expectations in the classroom, and
the kids understanding the need to be
selfless, with our teammates and around
the community, too, Hite said.
After competing at IUPUI, UIndy will
not compete until January of 2016. In the
meantime, the men and women will pick
up their training regimen.
Well be training our butts off [in our
time off ]. I mean swimming is a unique
sport where you really only rest for your
big, big meets, Hite said. You dont have
to play fresh. Our wins and losses dont
really matter. The only thing that matters
for swimmers is how you do at conference and how you do at Nationals. ... So
well go back to training really hard and
swim those meets in January very tired.
And then in February, well rest again
for conference and be really fresh there.
The next swimming and diving meet
for UIndy is at the Florida International
Relays in Miami, Fla. on Jan. 10.The meet
is set to begin at noon.

As the scoreboard began its countdown

to zero at the beginning of the third period,
the University of Indianapolis and Lake
Superior State University mens basketball
teams were at a 41-41 tie on Saturday, Nov.
21. The halftime break proved to help the
Greyhounds as they scored 52 to the 34
points by the Lakers in the second half.
The Hounds came away with their first
win, 93-75, on their home court.
Leading the Greyhounds with points
was sophomore guard Eric Davidson
who racked up a career-high 26 points
for the Greyhounds during the game.
Senior guard Lucas Barker and fellow
senior guard Jordan Loyd were second
and third in command of the pack with
16 and 15 points, respectively.
The first half proved to be a back and
forth battle between the two teams. The
largest gap between the scores were six,
with the Greyhounds having the advantage at 24-18, but after two missed
lay ups and a missed jumper, the Lakers
were right back in it with a one point
lead, 25-24.
The second half did not prove much
different, with neither team forming a gap
on the scoreboard. It was not until Barker
hit two free throws that the Hounds began
to distance themselves from the Lakers.
Barkers two points made it a 65-60 game.
The five-point difference quickly turned in
to a 15-point difference, and remained in
the double-digits through the final buzzer.
Before the Hounds won their first
game of the season, they fell in their home
opener. The Greyhounds faced Hillsdale
College on Nov. 17 and fell 92-87.
Trailing 13 points at halftime, the
Greyhounds were able to mount a comeback, but failed to secure a substantial
lead to earn the win. Coming out of the
locker room after halftime, UIndy was
able to tighten the lead, scoring 58 points
in the second half compared to 50 from
the Chargers.
The home opener provided a muchneeded wake-up call for the Greyhounds,
according to Loyd.

This past weekend was tough, but I

think our preparation was pretty good,
and so we felt good going into the game,
Loyd said. Weve got to try and get everybody [the players] to buy in, and we
just have to get better, both in practice and
off the court. We just have to use this as a
learning lesson. And its still early in the
season, so we have time to turn it around.
During the first half, the Chargers
scored eight of their first 14 points with
open jump shots. Head Mens Basketball
Coach Stan Gouard deemed that unacceptable for the teams
defense.
I thought
the
coaches did a great
job with the scouting report. We had a
plan in place, but we
didnt stick to the script,
Gouard said.We can put the
plan together, but if we dont follow it, its not going to work. Right
now, everybodys heads are hung, and
they should be. But at the same time, we
have got to pick up the pieces and move
on to the next game.
Despite the loss, there were several
players who scored more than 15 points
apiece. Loyd finished the game with
21 points, 15 of which came from
free-throws, seven assists and
two steals during 35 minutes
of play. Senior guard
Joe Retic ended the
game with 17 points,
two assists and three
steals during his 37
minutes.
Sophomore
guard Eric
Davidson
came away
with 17 points,
15 of which were
three-pointers. All
o f
his points came in
the second
half of the game.
Freshman guard Jimmy King finished
with 16 points and a steal in his 28 minutes
of game time.
According to Gouard there are areas
of the teams style of play that can be
developed and improved throughout
the season.
Our defense [and] our physical and
mental toughness are where we need

improvement. We also have to do a

better job of making reads, Gouard
said. Our shot selection was very poor.
We panicked and didnt understand the
floor of the basketball game, and so we
settled for three-pointers all night. They
[Hillsdale] were smart, they have a good
coach and they can make shots. They did
more dribbling and less passing, which
really extended us on defense. And they
made some really good reads that picked
us apart.
The Greyhounds also lost to the
Ashland University Eagles 75-67 on
Nov. 14. However, UIndys first game
of the season on
Nov. 13 against the
Lake Erie
College Storm
ended in
the Hounds
favor.
UIndy pulled
a w a y
with a 72-69
win. Senior
guard Lucas Barkers
last-second
three-pointer prevented
the game
from going
into overtime to
ensure a Greyhound win.
The Greyhounds will
travel to Tiffin, Ohio from
Nov. 27-28 to
compete in the
Tiffin University
Thanksgiving
To u r n a m e n t .
U I n d y s f i r s t
game will take
place on Nov. 27
against Seton
Hill
University with
tip off at 4 p.m. The
second game will be
on Nov. 28 against Tiffin
University or West Virginia
State University depending on
the
results of the first game. Tip off time is
to be determine.

Wrestling continues to place at

opens, two earn third place finishes
By Kylee Crane
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Covered in sweat, redshirt senior Josh

Kieffer finished Mondays practice keeping his eye on the goals he has set for his
final season with the Greyhound wrestling
program. The Saturday prior to practice,
Nov. 14, the University of Indianapolis
wrestling team traveled to St. Louis, Mo.
competing in the Kaufman Brand Open.
Josh, a two-time All-American and a
three-time National Qualifier, hopes to
continue his successful tournament runs.
I want to win another regional title
this year.Thatd be pretty awesome because
there arent that many people who have
won two, he said. Id love to make it
to Nationals for the fourth time and do
better than sixth. I would hope to win it,
obviously, but doing better than sixth is
my goal.
A week after Joshs Monday practice,
him and the wrestling team traveled to
St. Charles, Mo. to compete at the Joe
Parisi Open.
Josh, and redshirt sophomore Neal
Molloy each competed in the Gold
brackets for the Hounds.
Molloy went 5-2 on the day with a
pair of tech falls, and fell 8-4 in the third
place match. Josh also finished the day
at 5-2, but took fifth after battling back
following a quarterfinal loss.
In the Black bracket, freshman Jordan
Collins went 5-1 on his way to a thirdplace finish in the 184 weight class. Redshirt freshman Dylan Faulkenberg also
took third, but in 285. He went 6-1 on
the day with four wins coming from pins.
Wrestling in the elite 125-weight class,
Josh went 2-1 to finish second overall in
St. Louis at the Kaufman Brand Open.

Sophomore Brian Wagner took the

197 title in the amateur division at
the open, winning by a 16-0 tech fall.
Faulkenberg took the second title for
the Greyhounds in the 285 amateur
division, besting his opponent 5-4 in the
championship match. Both Wagner and
Faulkenberg went 4-0 on the day.
The Greyhounds are currently ranked
15th in the nation, according to the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association
Poll. Head Coach Jason Warthan credits
a few of the veterans on the team for the
ranking and also recognizes the capability
of the rest of the team as well.
Our lightweights are kind of why
we are ranked, which is our 125, 133
and 141 [ Josh, redshirt sophomore Nick
Crume and redshirt senior Justin Kieffer,
respectively]. Those guys have all been
in the National tournament, and Josh
and Justin are both All-Americans, so
they both know what it takes to win at
this level. So for those guys, returning to
Nationals and climbing that podium, I
think, is very realistic, Warthan said. As
far as everyone else goes, I think we have a
lot of talent. There are some really young
guys, so there is still a lot of growing to
do. Were still learning what they do well
and how we can help them by teaching
them things that complement what they
are already good at. There is a lot of talent
in the room, and Im excited to see how
it all comes together when we start team
competitions.
This is not the first National ranking for
the Greyhounds, as they have had several
National Qualifiers each year and earned
their first regional title during the 20132014 season. Warthan acknowledged the
work of the coaches but said the recruitment of goal-oriented wrestlers has been
the key element in the programs success.

If they are here with goalsand that

goes as far as wrestling goals and academic
goalsif theyre here for the right reasons,
and they have goals to be All-Americans
or National champions, then they push
each other. Theyre committed to doing
things the right way, and so it all just
breeds success, Warthan said.
Josh not only has his goals pushing him
forward, but also his brothers. Joshs twin,
Justin, and redshirt sophomore Joe Kieffer practice and compete together every
day. Joe took a hiatus from wrestling for
several years due to an illness and recently
returned to the mat. Josh said they have
been wrestling together for about 15 years.
Its awesome [wrestling with my
brothers]. They push me and drive me
to do and get better each day. My twin
brother [ Justin] pushes me a little bit
more. Hes my drill partner and gets me
ready for my matches, he said.
Both Justin and Josh also have stepped
up and become team leaders as seniors,
although Warthan said they prefer to lead
by their actions rather than by their words.
They all take different roles. Josh has
done a really great job at stepping up and
being vocal as a senior and leader in the
room. I know that doesnt always make
him comfortable, but he has done a much
better job at stepping up and taking the
leadership role. He tells the guys how
much it means to him for them to be
there, Warthan said. All of those guys
work really hard. So leading by example
is something I believe they would rather
do than speak up, but they have done
a really great job. We also have young
coaches who have stepped up and have
taken that leadership role as well.
The Hounds will host the 56th Annual Little State on Dec. 6, at a time to
be determined.